In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Enderby like this:
ENDERBY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district in Blaby district, Leicestershire. The village stands near the Fosse way, the river Soar, the Union canal, and the Leicester and Nuneaton railway, 2 miles NNE of Narborough r. station, and 4½ SW by S of Leicester; and has a post office under Leicester. ...
The parish comprises 1,810 acres. Real property, £6, 837; of which £696 are in quarries. Pop., 1, 333. Houses, 283. The property is divided among a few. Enderby Hall belonged to the Nevilles, and passed to the Smiths. Many of the inhabitants are stocking-makers. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Peterborough; and, till 1867, was united with Whetstone. Value, £176. Patron,Brook, jun., Esq. The church is ancient but good, and has a pinnacled tower. There are Independent and P. Methodist chapels, an endowed school, and the Blaby workhouse.—The sub-district contains eight parishes, parts of two other parishes, and four extra-parochial tracts. Acres, 20, 997. Pop., 6, 857. Houses, 1, 496.
Enderby through time
Enderby is now part of Blaby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Blaby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Enderby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Enderby, in Blaby and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10733
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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